Grand Strategy · WWII · War
Hearts of Iron IV
Players tag both: Strategy, Historical, Grand Strategy
Buy on sale
Artwork © Firaxis Games, via Steam
StrategyTurn-based4X
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
A turn-based strategy game about building and leading a civilization from the ancient era onward.
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
- Modes
- Single-player, PvP
- Released
- Oct 21, 2016
- Developer
- Firaxis Games
- Publisher
- 2K
Overview
Quick facts
- Genre
- Strategy, Turn-based, 4X
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
- Game modes
- Single-player, PvP
- Developer
- Firaxis Games
- Publisher
- 2K
- Release date
- Oct 21, 2016Steam listing: Oct 20, 2016.
- Steam Deck
- PlayableRated by Valve, not tested by PlayVerdicts
- Playtime
- Not availableNo reliable source yet
Supported features
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Steam Workshop
Source: Steam store page ↗, synced Oct 22, 2026. PC store features only.
Can you run it?
System requirements
Windows PC · as listed by the publisher
MinimumRecommended
- OS
- MinWindows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64
- RecWindows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64
- Processor
- MinIntel Core i3 2.5 Ghz or AMD Phenom II 2.6 Ghz or greater
- RecFourth Generation Intel Core i5 2.5 Ghz or AMD FX8350 4.0 Ghz or greater
- Memory
- Min4 GB RAM
- Rec8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Min1 GB & AMD 5570 or nVidia 450 or Intel Integrated Graphics 530
- Rec2GB & AMD 7970 or nVidia 770 or greater
- DirectX
- MinVersion 11
- RecVersion 11
- Storage
- Min17 GB available space
- Rec23 GB available space
- Sound Card
- MinDirectX Compatible Sound Device
- RecDirectX Compatible Sound Device
- Additional Notes
- MinInitial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 and 2015 Runtime Libraries, and Microsoft DirectX. Internet connection and acceptance of Steam™ Subscriber Agreement required for activation. See for details.
- Rec—
Source: Steam store page ↗, synced Oct 22, 2026. These are the publisher's figures, not PlayVerdicts measurements: we have not benchmarked this game, and real performance depends on settings, resolution and drivers.
The case for and against
Reasons to buy, and what to know
Reasons to Buy
Players rate it highly
Rule-based86% of 277,168 Steam reviews are positive (Very Positive).
Busy right now
Rule-based38,885 players are in the game on Steam at the moment, so finding others should be easy.
Things to Know
Has been much cheaper
Rule-based$59.99 now; the lowest recorded price is $2.99.
In-app purchases
Rule-basedThe Steam listing mentions in-app purchases.
Computed from Steam reviews, the patch feed, the price history and the store listing by fixed rules, not written by hand. Rules: Reasons: 85%+ positive on 1,000+ Steam reviews; the latest reviews (≥50) just as positive; patched within 90 days; free, or a sale of 50%+, or priced within 5% of its lowest recorded price; Steam Deck Verified; co-op; full controller support; 10,000+ players in game right now (online games). Things to know: below 70% positive; fewer than 500 reviews; the latest reviews 10+ points under the all-time score; no recognised patch for 365+ days; priced 1.5× above its lowest recorded price; an install of 100 GB+; SSD required; Steam Deck Unsupported; no single-player mode with under 500 players in game right now; no single-player mode; in-app purchases; Early Access. At most five of each, in this order. Lines come from Steam's own listing and review counts; no text is written by hand.
Right now
Current game status
AreaSignalSummaryData as of
Performance & Stability
No status signalNo performance data has been collected for this title yet.
Not yet checked
No further detail is available yet.
Demo dataNo source linked yet.
Bugs & Crashes
No status signalBug and crash tracking is not connected yet.
Not yet checked
No further detail is available yet.
Demo dataNo source linked yet.
Recent Updates
Patched this yearLatest patch or update post: “Civ Streams: Civ VII's Test of Time Update” on May 6, 2026 (169 days ago).
Oct 23, 2026
Recognised from official Steam announcement titles. Whether a patch fixed a specific problem is not assessed yet — see the patch history below.
VerifiedMultiplayer Health
38,885 playing38,885 players are in the game on Steam right now.
Oct 23, 2026
Steam's own count at the moment of the last refresh: one moment, not a trend, and players on other stores are not included. Server stability, matchmaking times and cheating are not measured.
VerifiedMonetization & Content
In-app purchasesThe listing mentions in-app purchases. Steam lists 10 DLC items.
Oct 22, 2026
Taken from the Steam store listing. Whether purchases or DLC affect fairness, and how fairly they are priced, has not been assessed.
VerifiedPlayer Sentiment
Very PositiveSteam: 86% of 277,168 reviews are positive (Very Positive).
Oct 23, 2026
Counts come from the public Steam review totals. Theme-level analysis of what players praise or criticise has not been collected yet.
Verified
Patch history
Verified- updateCiv Streams: Civ VII's Test of Time Update ↗
- updateCivilization VII Update 1.2.2 – Jun 23 ↗
- updateCIV VI: AUGUST 2023 UPDATE INCLUDES NEW LEADER ABILITIES ↗
- updateCivilization VI - April 2023 Update Available Now ↗
- updateCivilization VI – March 15 Update Available Now ↗
- updateCivilization VI - December 2022 Update Available Now ↗
- update2K Launcher Patcher v1.6.0.1082 ↗
- patch2K Launcher v1.5.3 hotfix ↗
Source: Steam community announcements ↗ · fetched Oct 23, 2026 · titles and links only. Posts are recognised by their titles, so some patches may be missing and non-patch posts can slip in.
What players keep saying
Player feedback
Measured Steam numbers first, then recurring themes (not yet collected). Sentiment is only shown when it has been measured.
Steam · all-time
86% positive
Very Positive · 277,168 reviews
Steam · most recent reviews
No recent reviews returned.
VerifiedSource: Steam user reviews ↗Fetched Oct 23, 2026Counts only; recent figure is a sample of the newest reviews, not a full time window. Steam reviewers are not all players.
No theme-level feedback analysis exists for this game yet.
Buying advice
Price & buying advice
Current price
$59.99
No discount · Steam store (US)
Historical low (any store)
$2.36
−96% at GameBillet, Jun 11, 2024Steam only: $2.99
Value for money
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Needs price and playtime data
Steam price, last 2 years
How it usually goes on sale
On sale 18 times in the last 24 months
- Typical discount about 90% off; the deepest was 95%.
- Sales started about every 42 days (between 8 and 98).
- A typical sale lasted about 14 days.
- The last sale ended 15 days ago.
A record of earlier sales on Steam (US), not a prediction. A "sale" here is any discount of 10% or more.
Price verdict
Wait for a sale
No discount on Steam right now ($59.99), and it has been much cheaper before. Lowest ever on Steam: $2.99 (−95%). Lowest at any tracked store: $2.36 (−96%) at GameBillet on Jun 11, 2024.
Price data checked: Oct 23, 2026
Lowest over 12 months: $2.37 · 3 months: $3.00 · Price history by IsThereAnyDeal ↗
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How it changed
Verdict history
Oct 23, 2026
First recorded
Buy on sale86% positive of 380,545 Steam reviews · price $59.99 · much cheaper before · last patch 169 days ago
No change since it was first recorded.
Recording started on Oct 23, 2026. What happened before that is not known.
A change is recorded only when the new verdict shows up on two checks in a row, so a brief flicker around a threshold does not appear here. Each entry shows the evidence at that moment.
If this isn't quite right
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Why you can trust this
Sources & methodology
Evidence status
- Public store & publisher metadataAvailable
- Patch notes and update historyPartial
- Performance benchmarksNot collected
- Player review analysisPartial
- Price historyNot collected
Linked sources
- Steam store page ↗Read: Oct 22, 2026
How the recommendation is formed
This recommendation is computed from measured Steam reviews, patch activity and price history using fixed, public rules. It has not been reviewed by an editor. Rules: Fewer than 500 Steam reviews → Insufficient evidence. Latest-review sample (≥50) below 65% positive and 10+ points under the all-time score → Wait for fixes. All-time score below 40% positive → Not for you. Score 80%+ and a good price (free, deep discount, near a recorded low) → Buy now; a good score at a price that has been much lower → Buy on sale; otherwise Worth considering. An exceptional score (92%+) at a fair price (little to gain by waiting) also → Buy now. Free-to-play games: unless one of the rules above (Insufficient evidence, Wait for fixes, Not for you) applies, the verdict is Free to play — the question is whether to try it, not whether to buy it. Score 40–79% (mixed to positive) → Worth considering at a good price, otherwise Buy on sale. Patch freshness: a Buy now is downgraded to Worth considering when the last recognised patch is over 180 days old AND the game is online-only (no single-player mode, so updates matter) or recent reviews are 10+ points under the all-time score. For Wait for fixes, a patch within 30 days means recent reviews may not reflect it yet; none for 180+ days means a fix may not be coming. An old patch alone never lowers a verdict, and an unrecognised patch history is never treated as stale. Confidence counts available evidence (review volume, recent sample, price history, patch feed) and never exceeds Medium without editor review. The Steam price is compared with the lowest price ever seen on Steam (or, if unknown, the lowest at any tracked store). Price signal: within 5% of the all-time low, within 10% of the 12-month low, or 50%+ off → good. If waiting could save under 25% or under $5 → fair (little to gain). Otherwise: on sale but cheaper before, or never discounted beyond 30% → fair; no sale and much cheaper before → wait.
- 1Collect official, store and permitted community sources
- 2Check current patch and update state
- 3Compare price against history
- 4Write a plain-language verdict with a confidence level
Where evidence is missing
- Steam review totals are collected; theme analysis has not run yet.
- No hardware benchmark data is connected.
- No price history feed is connected.